Hear it first hand — What’s Different about Northern Israel Schools?
Visiting Israeli teachers available for interview/photo opportunities:
Thursday, April 3, 2014 – Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Contact: Patty Liss Greenspan, Friedman CJE Public Relations Manager, 561-209-2610
716-523-5442 (cell)
Who: School Twinning Delegation from Israel’s TZAHAR Region (Tzfat, Hatzor Haglilit and Rosh Pina) are meeting with their greater Palm Beach counterparts. This is an exciting bi-annual opportunity to speak directly with Northern Israeli teachers visiting from the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County’s Partnership 2Gether program region.
What: Since 2001, teachers from the greater PalmBeaches and Israel’s TZAHAR Region have engaged in an educator’s exchange bringing teachers and education directors from Tzahar and the greater PalmBeaches together annually. Growing out of the exchange is a School Twinning program pairing students and teachers from schools in Israel and the United States to share lessons and pen pal programs. This year, Israel’s teachers are visiting their twinned classrooms at local religious schools and the Arthur I. Meyer Jewish Academy. They will also be exploring educational techniques at two area public schools, Wynnebrook Elementary in West Palm Beach and Marsh Pointe Elementary in Palm BeachGardens.
The educators exchange program is coordinated by the Lorraine and Jack N. Friedman Commission for Jewish Education of the Palm Beaches (Friedman CJE) in cooperation with Partnership 2Gether (P2G). P2G is an initiative of the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) that provides a platform for the successful global partnership of Jewish and Israeli communities. It is built on the idea of a shared Jewish future and a vision for global Jewish peoplehood. The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County is building a flourishing future based on strong Jewish identity, youth leadership, culture and tradition with Israel’s TZAHAR Region. Through the partnership, meaningful and enduring personal relationships are being created, awareness about what unites us as a people is being raised, and bridges are being built between communities on both sides of the ocean.
When, Where and How
Interview and photo opportunities are available as follows:
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Arrival and time for photos/interviews
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Welcome Lunch at Temple Beth El, 2815 N. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach On site contact: Patty Liss Greenspan (716-523-5442 cell phone)
Friday, April 4, 2014
Demonstration of StoryWalk®
2:45-3:45 p.m. Interactive lesson with Amy Bergman, Friedman CJE Director of Jewish Family Life at MeyerAcademy,
3261 N Military Trail, West Palm Beach
On-site contact: Lynne Lieberman, Friedman CJE Senior Director 561-309-5757 (cell)
Sunday, April 6, 2014 ● 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Israeli Twinning Delegation members demonstrating Israeli teaching techniques at various sites
Temple Beth Am, 2250 Central Blvd, Jupiter
- Iris Veiszlaz and Rinat Biton of AgamimSchool in Tzfat
On site contact: David Sherman, Temple Beth Am Director of Education 561-747-1109 (office) or (561) 315-2068 (cell)
Esther and Simon Adler Religious School at Temple Torah, 8600 Jog Road, West Boynton Beach
- Shirly Madar of Ramat Razim in Tzfat
On site contact: Estee Gold-Kaplan, Education Director,
(216) 513-3039 (cell)
Monday, April 7, 2014
Visits to Palm Beach County Public Schools
8:15 – 9:45 a.m. Marsh Pointe Elementary, 12649 Ibiiza Drive, Palm Beach Gardens On site contacts:
Ryan Scott, Assistant Principal, 561-366-6805
Lynne Lieberman, Friedman CJE Senior Director, 561-309-5757 (cell)
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Wynnebrook Elementary, 1167 Drexel Road, West Palm Beach On site contacts:
Jeffrey Pegg, Principal, 561-598-7400 or 561-315-0031(cell phone).
Lynne Lieberman, Friedman CJE Senior Director, 561-309-5757 (cell)
Tuesday, April 8 – Wednesday, April 9
Various site visits, Available for interviews
Contact: Patty Liss Greenspan, Friedman CJE Public Relations Manager, 561-209-2610